Malakal
Sign in to saveMalakal is a city in South Sudan, serving as the capital of Upper Nile State in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan, along the White Nile River. It also serves as the headquarter of Malakal County and it served as the headquarter of Upper Nile Region from the 1970s to the late 1990s.
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Place details
- Locality
- Malakal
- Region
- Upper Nile أعالى النيل
- Country
- South Sudan جنوب السودان
- Population
- 160,765
- Timezone
- Africa/Juba
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Malakal
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- South Sudan Malakal Marketplace Aug 2005.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Malakal in August 2005
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- South Sudan
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in South Sudan
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Greater Upper Nile
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Country
- South Sudan
- Located in
- Malakal County
- Population
- +147450
- Elevation
- +385
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Capital of
- Upper Nile
- Image
- South Sudan Malakal Marketplace Aug 2005.jpg
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Malakal is a city in South Sudan, serving as the capital of Upper Nile State in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan, along the White Nile River. It also serves as the headquarter of Malakal County and it served as the headquarter of Upper Nile Region from the 1970s to the late 1990s.
== Geography == The city of Malakal is located along the White Nile, in upper Nile state, South Sudan, close to the International borders with the Republic of Sudan and with Ethiopia. The town is located on the banks of the White Nile, just north of its confluence with the Sobat River.